- Briefcase Full of Blues
Infobox Album |
Name = Briefcase Full of Blues
Type =Live Album
Artist =The Blues Brothers
Released = December 1978
Recorded = 1978, Live at the Universal Amphitheater,Los Angeles
Genre =Blues ,blues-rock ,blue-eyed soul
Length = 35:45
Label =Atlantic Records
Producer = Bob Tischler
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6srb287c058a~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone " (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bluesbrothers/albums/album/92948/review/5942196/briefcase_full_of_blues link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Blues+Brothers link]
Last album =
This album = "Briefcase Full of Blues" (1978)
Next album = "" (1980)"Briefcase Full of Blues" was the first album by
The Blues Brothers , released in 1978 byAtlantic Records . The album reached #1 on theBillboard 200 and double platinum. Two singles were released, "Rubber Biscuit ", which reached #37 on theBillboard 100 and "Soul Man," which reached #14.Track listing
# "Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 1:50
# "Hey Bartender" (Dixon) – 3:01
# "Messin' With The Kid " (London) – 3:35
#* Originally byJunior Wells
# "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" (Walsh) – 2:50
#* Originally recorded byToronto 'sDownchild Blues Band
# "Rubber Biscuit " (Johnson, Levy) – 2:57
#* Originally recorded byThe Chips
# "Shot Gun Blues" (Walsh) – 5:23
#* Also by Downchild Blues Band
# "Groove Me " (Floyd) – 3:46
# "I Don't Know" (Mabon) – 4:14
# "Soul Man" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:28
# "'B' Movie Box Car Blues" (McClinton) – 4:08
# "Flip, Flop & Fly" (Calhoun, Turner) – 3:38
# "Closing: I Can't Turn You Loose" (Redding) – 0:51Credits
* Elwood Blues – Vocals, Harmonica
* "Joliet" Jake Blues – Vocals
* Matt "Guitar" Murphy –Lead Guitar
* Steve "The Colonel" Cropper –Guitar
*Donald "Duck" Dunn –Bass guitar
*Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – keyboards, Background Vocals
* Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – drums, Background Vocals
* Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
* Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
* Tom "Bones" Malone – Tenor & Baritone Saxophones,Trombone ,Trumpet , Background Vocals
* Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin –Trumpet , Background VocalsCharts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
External links
* [http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/albums.php?album_id=1 Album Information on Blues Brothers Central]
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/fitzgerald/12/bio.html Biography of the Blues Brothers from the album "Briefcase Full of Blues"]
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